Karen Hudson-Edwards
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Karen A. Hudson-Edwards is a Canadian mineralogist and geochemist. She is professor in sustainable mining at the University of Exeter, working at the Camborne School of Mines and the Environment and Sustainability Institute.[1]
Career
[edit]Hudson-Edwards was born in Canada and studied geology at Queen's University at Kingston and the Memorial University of Newfoundland. In 1996 she received her PhD from the University of Manchester.[1]
Subsequently, she worked in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Birkbeck University of London for almost 20 years,[1] before joining the Environment and Sustainability Institute and Camborne School of Mines in October 2017.[1] Her research focuses on the environmental impact of mine wastes, including understanding their character, stability, impact, remediation, and reuse.[2][3]
In 2019 she was invited to be the European Association of Geochemistry Distinguished Lecturer for 2019.[4] Hudson-Edwards has authored more than 120 scientific articles[5] and has an h-index of 49.[6]
In addition to her research, she advises the Eden Project with their Living Worlds Exhibit which was on display until 2023.[7] Furthermore, Hudson-Edwards is advising the law commission on their consultation on Regulating Coal Tip Safety in Wales.[8] She is a member of the editorial board of the peer-reviewed journal GeoHealth,[9] and associate editor for Frontiers in Earth Sciences, and Geoscience and Society.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Prof Karen Hudson-Edwards". csm.exeter.ac.uk. Camborne School of Mines: Geology and Mining | University of Exeter. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Mine Wastes: Past, Present, Future". pubs.geoscienceworld.org. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ Hudson-Edwards, Karen A; Schell, Christiane; Macklin, Mark G (1999-11-01). "Mineralogy and geochemistry of alluvium contaminated by metal mining in the Rio Tinto area, southwest Spain". Applied Geochemistry. 14 (8): 1015–1030. Bibcode:1999ApGC...14.1015H. doi:10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00008-6. ISSN 0883-2927.
- ^ "Camborne School of Mines lecturer receives top award". Falmouth Packet. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Researchgate Hudson-Edwards".
- ^ "Karen Hudson Edwards". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Prof Karen Hudson-Edwards - Impact- | Camborne School of Mines: Geology and Mining | University of Exeter". csm.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Climate change: Coal tips warning system essential, says expert". BBC News. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Geohealth website".
- ^ "Karen Hudson-Edwards". loop.frontiersin.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
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- Living people
- Canadian women geologists
- Canadian women chemists
- Canadian expatriate academics in the United Kingdom
- Canadian mineralogists
- Women mineralogists
- Canadian geochemists
- Queen's University at Kingston alumni
- Academics of the University of Exeter
- Academics of Birkbeck, University of London
- Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni
- Women geochemists
- Alumni of the University of Manchester
- Canadian expatriates in England